Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak, born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011. He previously held the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Benjamin Netanyahu's second government from 2009 to 2013...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth12 February 1942
CountryIsrael
angry camp coming dramatic home last peace people realizing shift thousands
There was a dramatic shift back home in the peace camp in the last 24 hours, ... People who were angry at me are now realizing what the real alternative is and are coming back in tens and thousands every hour.
blood prime
Prime Minister, you have blood on your hands.
cooperation mechanisms soon
as soon as the mechanisms of cooperation are established.
contingent ground progress seen
contingent on making some progress on the ground there. Frankly, we haven't seen that yet.
elements peace
We should have no illusions: There are elements that will try to torpedo the peace process, ... They won't succeed.
both fact flag mean raise security
There's nothing new in the fact that we mean to raise both banners simultaneously, the security-political flag and the socioeconomic flag,
agreement becomes clear highest interested prepare priorities
We must part from the Palestinians. It is one of our highest priorities to do so in an agreement, but we will have to prepare to do so without an agreement if it becomes clear that the Palestinians are not interested in an agreement,
concern iranian jewish united
were united in their concern for the Iranian Jewish community.
believe clearly conflict expects felt mean somehow time
It doesn't mean that the whole thing is closed. I believe that (Arafat) felt very clearly that the world as a whole expects him to move, and that somehow the time had come to put an end to the conflict of 100 years between us and the Palestinians, and there would be no better opportunity.
course dead fallen finish journey middle peace pledge security spirit stronger today towards travel
I tell you, Yitzhak, that you are fallen dead but your spirit and will are stronger than ever, ... So today I pledge to you, to all our neighbors, and to the whole world, to travel the course you charted and to finish the journey you have led towards security and peace in the Middle East.
climax coming historic journey today
I think I can say, your Holiness, that your coming here today ... is a climax of this historic journey of healing,
act agreement discovered partners serious side
without an agreement ... because after serious discussions we discovered the other side did not act like real partners for peace.
chosen essence few leave maybe mistake mistakes namely order realize stone takes time unturned
Maybe I made a few or maybe many tactical mistakes, ... but I did not make a mistake in the very essence of what I've ... chosen to do, namely to leave no stone unturned in order to find a way to put an end to this conflict, at the same time to be open-eyed enough to realize that it takes two to tango.
came
We came to tell you we are not afraid,